“Texas is ready and more than able to meet this critical moment for improving health care access and outcomes in our rural communities.”
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) joined U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) on a letter with members of the Texas congressional delegation to Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Dr. Mehmet Oz, urging him to prioritize funding from the Working Families Tax Cuts’ $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program for the State of Texas:
The lawmakers wrote: “We are writing in strong support of Texas’s application for funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program.”
“Texas is ready and more than able to meet this critical moment for improving health care access and outcomes in our rural communities,” they wrote.
“As you consider state applications, we ask that you ensure an appropriate balance in funding distribution and consider the increased need of a large, rural state like Texas to ensure we can make critical improvements in health care for rural Texas communities. Thank you for your careful attention to these concerns,” the lawmakers concluded.
Text of the letter is available here.
Additional signatories include Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Reps. Pete Sessions (TX-17), John Carter (TX-31), Michael McCaul (TX-10), Randy Weber (TX-14), Roger Williams (TX-25), Brian Babin (TX-36), Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Michael Cloud (TX-27), Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), Lance Gooden (TX-05), Pat Fallon (TX-04), Ronny Jackson (TX-13), Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), Jake Ellzey (TX-06), Monica De La Cruz (TX-15), Wesley Hunt (TX-38), Morgan Luttrell (TX-08), Nathaniel Moran (TX-01), Keith Self (TX-03), and Craig Goldman (TX-12).
“As you consider state applications, we ask that you ensure an appropriate balance in funding distribution and consider the increased need of a large, rural state like Texas to ensure we can make critical improvements in health care for rural Texas communities. Thank you for your careful attention to these concerns,” the lawmakers concluded.
Text of the letter is available here.
Additional signatories include Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Reps. Pete Sessions (TX-17), John Carter (TX-31), Michael McCaul (TX-10), Randy Weber (TX-14), Roger Williams (TX-25), Brian Babin (TX-36), Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Michael Cloud (TX-27), Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), Lance Gooden (TX-05), Pat Fallon (TX-04), Ronny Jackson (TX-13), Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), Jake Ellzey (TX-06), Monica De La Cruz (TX-15), Wesley Hunt (TX-38), Morgan Luttrell (TX-08), Nathaniel Moran (TX-01), Keith Self (TX-03), and Craig Goldman (TX-12).
